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Meaning of 冉

Pinyin rǎn

Radical

冂

Strokes

Definition

(surname) / passing (of time)

Usage

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冉 [rǎn] 1. Edge of tortoise-shell. 龟壳的边缘 ([En.] edge of tortoise-shell) 2. Surname. 姓 ([En.] surname) 3. (形) A. Soft, drooping as in hair or branches; for example, "willow branches droop." 毛、枝条等柔软下垂；如“柳枝～～” ([En.] tenderly) B. Gradually; for example, "the moon rises slowly." 慢慢地，如“月亮～～升起”。 ([En.] gradually) 4. (形) Original meaning: The appearance of soft and drooping hair. 【本义】:毛柔弱下垂的样子 5. Word formation: Pictographic. 【造字法】:象形。 6. Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] tenderly) 同本义 ([En.] tenderly) 7. Gradually, progressive. Commonly used as "冉冉." 逐渐，渐进。常作“冉冉” ([En.] gradually) 8. Example from literature: - 《离骚》: "Old gradually approaches." Note: "appearance of movement." 《离骚》：老冉冉其将至兮。注:“行貌。” - 《广雅》: "冉 within, to move." Again, 冉冉 means to proceed. 《广雅》：冉内，行也。又冉冉，进也。 9. Examples: For instance: - 冉冉悠悠 (movement appears slow and ambiguous) - 冉冉缠缠 (slowly and deliberately) - 冉内趋 (referring to political advancement) 10. Examples of surname usage: Such as: 冉魏 (a state name during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, where the ruler 冉闵 established a regime known as Wei, later conquered by the Former Yan); 冉求, 冉雍, 冉伯牛 (students of Confucius from the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period). 如:冉魏(国名(350—352)东晋冉闵篡后赵自立，国号魏，史称冉魏。后为前燕所灭);冉求、冉雍、冉伯牛(春秋鲁人。都为孔子弟子)